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Hardaker banned for 14 months over failed drugs test

The 26-year-old was suspended by Castleford having failed the test after a Super 8s game on Sept. 8 before being sacked in February. Hardaker also missed out on the chance to represent England in the 2017 rugby league World Cup.

Hardaker banned for 14 months over failed drugs test
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"UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) today confirmed Zak Hardaker has been suspended from all sport for 14 months following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation," the governing body for rugby league in England said in a statement.

Hardaker, who tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine, is suspended from all sport until Nov. 8.

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(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)


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